This is a unique and completely new tour for travelers who like unique, private experiences, not for the masses. On this trip, we will have the opportunity to explore highly local destinations in northern Vietnam: Hanoi, Ninh Binh, Pu Luong, Mai Chau...combined with exploring the wonders of Angkor Wat and more in Siem Reap.
and you can choose 3-star, 4-star, or 5-star hotels depending on your budget. We can help you have a complete local discovery journey.
Highlights
Trip map
Itinerary
Warmly welcome to Vietnam.
Upon arrival at Noi Bai International Airport, our driver will greet you at the airport lobby. Then take you to the hotel in Hanoi City Center to check in and relax.
Starting the beautiful journey of Pristine Hanoi & Siem Reap 12 Days Adventures
Take some time to relax and explore the city with the local people and cuisine.
The staff of New Asia Tours will warmly welcome you to the hotel and offer you some fresh local beer and street food.
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Overnight in Hanoi
On your own
Morning: A trip to the Suburban of Hanoi City
First, we will visit the historic Chuong village, famous for its 300-year-old tradition of making conical hats. Here, you will meet local artisans and observe the intricate process of crafting these iconic Vietnamese hats.
Next, we will travel to the centuries-old Quang Phu Cau village, famous for its vibrant incense-making craft. Strolling through the village center, you will visit a household that specializes in dyeing incense, which offers the perfect photo opportunity with colorful bundles of incense.
The tour ends with a visit to the village’s largest incense factory. Here, you will witness the entire incense-making process, from raw materials to finished products, and gain insight into the lives of rural workers.
Afternoon: This is a very new outdoor activity in Hanoi City, with more fun and exciting. (HJA1)
On the first part of our Hanoi Jeep Tours, we expose you to the REAL HANOI with a day-in-life experience, featuring the parts-unknown of the city with slices of life in the maze of backstreets, tiny alleyways, local homes, schools, random markets, and the black market, experiencing where & how locals live, work and play.
On the second part Hanoi Jeep Tours, we pass by & stop at the MUST-SEEE places of our beautiful city such as Ho Chi Minh mausoleum-the Mecca of Vietnamese, the 1000-year-old Buddhist and Toasist temples of Tran Quoc, the Temple of Literature, the historical train-street, the enchanting French Quarter, The hustling & bustling Old Quarter, the romantic lakes of Hoan Kiem, West lake, Hanoi Opera House & famous Long Bien bridge etc.
The last part of Hanoi Jeep tours is food! We have AUTHENTIC, HEALTHY & ORGANIC FOOD at Hidden Gem Cafe where we savor the tastiest of the tasty dishes of Hanoi including family heirloom & secret recipe dishes and local delicacies.
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Overnight in the hotel
Breakfast, Lunch
Ninh Binh, 120km from Hanoi City, a beautiful peaceful land made up of lakes, lagoons, and freshwater streams interspersed with thousands of green rocky mountains, is known as Ha Long Bay on land.
Take a 2-hour trip on the highway to start your visit to Mua Cave and hike to the top of Dragon Mountain to see a panorama view of Ninh Binh
Board the sampan boats in the famous Tam Coc dock to drift down villages, mountains, and lush rice fields. Passing through 3 caves amid dramatic nature jungle-clad Lime-Stones mountains raised majestically out of floods.
start to explore the rural villages, valleys, and limestone mountains by bicycle, where you can take pictures of amazing scenery and landscape.
Visit Bich Dong, one of the most ancient pagodas in the North. The tour guide will give you an introduction to Vietnam's history and Buddhism.
Get the hotel for the room and have a rest afterward.
Dinner will be served in a local restaurant.
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Overnight in Ninh Binh hotel
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Pu Luong is a place in Thanh Hoa province, located next to Ninh Binh. The full name is Pu Luong Nature Reserve.
After breakfast, you will check out of the hotel and start the journey of about 2.5 hours by private car. On the way, you will also have many opportunities to admire the scenery of local villages, vast rice fields, and majestic rocky mountains.
Arrive in Pu Luong, and check in at a Bungalow or mountain resort. Enjoy the fresh, quiet air of the mountainous area, and especially the terraced fields, which provide food for local ethnic people.
After lunch at the Bungalow, you will rest so that in the afternoon you have time to explore this land.
In the afternoon, your guide will take you to visit local villages, home to the Black Thai people. Explore the famous Hieu Village in Pu Luong, visit Hieu Terraced Fields, and learn about the unique culture of the Black Thai people.
Then, you will trek to conquer the 9-storey Hieu Waterfall, through the fields and villages, and experience bathing in the waterfall with crystal clear water.
Or there are some other activity options:
Explore the village with a unique buffalo cart ride, a cherished local experience, where you will be led to your next destination by the family's beloved buffalo. Continue your adventure with a trek through the beautiful rice fields and mountains of Lan Village, where you will visit a Thai household and witness the intricate silk-weaving process, you can even try your hand at weaving silk yourself.
End the day in the peaceful beauty of Pu Luong landscape, with its tranquil rice fields and forest streams.
These activities may vary depending on which Bungalow you choose to stay in for your trip. Based on that, we will arrange the most suitable activities for you.
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Overnight in Pu Luong
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Begin your day with a pick-up from your hotel and head to the iconic Bamboo Bridge over the Ma River, where you'll take in scenic views and observe local artisans at work.
After crossing the bridge, enjoy a cycling tour through the peaceful Chieng Ai Village. Along the way, visit local families, learn about traditional rice wine production, and sample homemade rice wine.
Explore a traditional home, hear stories of the past, and participate in a cooking class before enjoying a family-prepared meal.
Wake up to see the sunrise, have breakfast, and then the group will be taken to Tiến Mới Village for a photo opportunity with the water wheel.
Trek for about 2 hours to explore the Bamboo Forest. Bamboo releases twice as much oxygen as other trees, providing positive energy to the group. Later, enjoy a bamboo rafting tour on the Chàm River.
In the afternoon, visit the Handicraft Village, Hang Doi Cave in Kho Muong Village, and return to the Bungalows for rest.
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Overnight in Pu Luong
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Wake up to watch the sunrise, and have breakfast. You will have a peaceful relaxing time walking around the village, exploring the streams, and water wheels, to taking beautiful photos of the sunrise over the mountains, forests, and fields.
You can also visit the stilt houses of the local people, which still have a strong indigenous cultural identity.
After lunch, check out of the hotel and go to Mai Hich village, a peaceful mountain village near the famous valley town of Mai Chau.
Mai Chau is a beautiful village of the Thai ethnic group. Living in a large valley and known by many international tourists. The most famous there is Lac village.
In the afternoon, visitors will cycle to explore Lac village, going through the beautiful rice fields like a natural painting.
Visit the small stilt houses of the Thai people to learn about their unique culture and customs. The tour guide will take you to visit brocade stalls and learn how to weave brocade.
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Overnight in Mai Chau Bungalow
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
You have a leisurely and relaxing morning. then you can go around the local village, and interact with the locals. or buy yourself some handicrafts.
After lunch, you will check out of the hotel and return to Hanoi
Enjoy the night atmosphere in Hanoi, and try some street food or fresh beer at Ta Hien Old Quarter.
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Hanoi Hotel
Breakfast, Lunch
After breakfast at the hotel, depending on your flight schedule, our driver will take you to Noi Bai airport, say goodbye to Hanoi and memorable days of discovery.
Warm welcome upon your arrival in Siem Reap, Siem Reap, one of the major tourist hubs in Cambodia and the gateway to the world-famous temples of Angkor. The tour guide will pick you up right at the airport exit. Head to the hotel do the check-in, and have a rest.
Take a Tuk Tuk ride around the suburb of Siem Reap City followed by a blessing ceremony by Buddhist monks for happiness, prosperity, and safety.
Tonight you will be welcomed by a cozy dinner with the Apsara Dance show at the local restaurant.
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Overnight in Siem Reap Hotel
Breakfast, Dinner
Morning:
Start to tour to visit Angkor Wat Temple, one of the modern wonders of the world. Be amazed by the sheer size of the temple and learn how the Khmer Empire prospered between the 9th and 13th centuries, around the time when Angkor Wat was built. Stroll through the intricately carved hallways that show hundreds of fine carvings and discover small shrines still in use today by the local people.
And then, continue to the picturesque Ta Prohm. This beautiful temple is overgrown with fig trees, giving a haunting yet exotic atmosphere. The magnificent roots of the trees have merged over the centuries with the temple’s huge stone blocks, emphasizing a ‘forgotten city’ feeling. Return to hotel for relaxation
Lunch at the local restaurant is booked in advance.
Afternoon:
After lunch and break time, we will visit Angkor Thom, the ancient royal city of the Khmer Empire with its centerpiece; the Bayon temple. As you approach, you will notice the enigmatic faces of former King Jayavarman VII looking in every direction. Your guide will take you to the Terrace of the Elephants, which served as a platform from where the King could welcome back his victorious army, and the Terrace of the Leper King, which holds detailed carvings winding along a narrow passageway that leads to the Baphuon complex.
Next, we drive to West Baray to get the nicest spot to view the sunset over this manmade lake, and enjoy the snacks and drinks (local beers and snacks) while the sunset is setting down.
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Overnight in Siem Reap Hotel
Breakfast, Lunch
Morning:
Drive to Beng Lealea, which was built in the 12 century, the layout and style of Beng Mealea are very similar to Angkor Wt. Its current state, however, is dominated by jungle. Trees have grown out of the towers and vines entangle columns. Lintels and other building blocks lay around in a tumble and require visitors to climb up and down as they approach the completely collapsed central towers. This is how the early expeditions must have found the temples of Angkor…
Afternoon:
Lunch box at the site. We then continue to Kompong Khleang and enjoy a boat cruise on the Kompong Khleang Floating Village at Tonle Sap Lake where you will meet the local life in the rural. Kampong Khleang located on the northern lake edge about 48km east of Siem Reap town, is a more remote, and less-touristic place.
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Overnight in Siem Reap Hotel
Breakfast, Lunch
We continue to visit three temples Bakong, Lolei, and Preah Ko (6.8 miles) southeast of the Siem Reap market, which comprise the Roluos group of monuments they are close together and extend over an area of three kilometers east of the Great Lake.
The Rouluos group, dating from the late ninth century, is the earliest site of the 600 years Angkor Period that is open to visitors.
In the afternoon, we continue to one of the city’s lively open markets, Psar Chars, also called the “Old Market”, surrounded by elegant French Colonial colonnades.
Early evening, you will be taken by Tuk Tuk, a small open-sided taxi common in Cambodia, to cruise around the suburb of Siem Reap town and for a blessing ceremony by Buddhist monks for happiness, prosperity, and safety for your journey.
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Overnight in Siem Reap Hotel
Breakfast, Lunch
Today your memorable trip of Pristine Hanoi & Siem Reap 12 Days Adventures will be done.
So quickly, today is the last day of the journey to explore the capital Hanoi Siem Reap's Wonders, and other beautiful destinations.
You will have a later morning than usual. Have breakfast and walk around the streets to buy souvenirs and food... as gifts before departure.
A private car will take you to the airport to end this exciting journey.
We sincerely thank you for choosing to use the service that we have provided with great enthusiasm and passion.
We hope you will give us the chance to get back the best experiences and vacations.
Thank you and see you again, goodbye from the heart of the New Asia Tours team
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Breakfast
Price Policy
- 3 nights in Hoi An
- 3 nights in HCMC
- 2 nights in Phnom Penh
- 3 nights in Siem Reap
- All round trip Airports - Hotel by private transfers.
- All private return transportation for all tours as itineraries.
- As mentioned in the detailed itinerary
- B: Breakfast - L: Lunch - D: Dinner
- English-speaking Guide for the whole trip.
- Another language is available upon your request.
- All entrance fees and sightseeing tickets per destination as mentioned in the itinerary
We can help you to apply Visa to Vietnam and Cambodia if you need.
- Flights from and back to your home country
- Extra personal beverages,
- Tips, and personal expenses.
- Others not mentioned in “ Exclusion” of above
Price Plan
Features
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Booking Guidelines
Acommodation Options
City |
3-star |
4-star |
5-star |
Hanoi |
Conifer Grand |
Silk Path Hotel |
Capella Hotel |
Ninh Binh |
Heritage garden |
Ninh Binh Legend |
Ninh Binh Legend |
Pu Luong |
Boutique Garden |
Jardine de Pu Luong |
Jardine de Pu Luong |
Mai Chau | Local Homestay | Mai Chau Ecolodge | |
Siem Reap | Royal Crown | Anik Hotel | Sofitel Angkor |
Kindly note that the above hotels are tentative. If they are fully booked, we will replace them with other hotels with equivalent service standards and facilities.
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